- $127 million capital investment
- $58 million industry contribution, pre-funded by Port Metro Vancouver
- 2 projects
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The South Shore Trade Area is one of several important import/export gateways in the lower Fraser Valley and geographically covers port activities along the south shore of Burrard Inlet. In 2007, the South Shore Trade ARea processed approximately 28 million metric tonnes of goods and is scheduled to have a throughput of about 32 million metric tonnes in 2010. This area is a major employment generator for the Metro Vancouver region, supporting the marine, rail and trucking industries, the import/export commodities industry, and other supporting industry for western Canada. Investments in road-rail improvements in the area will increase the economic benefits of this strategic gateway.
The direct funding participants in South Shore Trade Area improvements are the Government of Canada, Port Metro Vancouver, the City of Vancouver, Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway.
Consulted participants were DP World (Centerm), Terminal Systems Incorporated (Vanterm), Marco Containers, Viterra, Lafarge, Alliance Grain, Lantic Inc. (Rogers Sugar), West Coast Reduction, TransLink and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.
More information: South Shore Trade Area Study